Britain can lead a new diplomatic effort on Iran
With Hassan Rouhani's recent election, it is entirely possible that Britain could lead the way in terms of a diplomatic settlement to Iran's nuclear programme, argues John Watts
- 1 July 2013
Now and then: Mogadishu, Tehran, and Kabul
Pictures can tell a 1000 words. Here are three to show just how recent the phenomenon of extremism is in the Middle East
- 27 February 2013
Iran or no Iran, there will be oil
If, as looks increasingly likely, conflict over Iran’s nuclear ambitions is approaching, two things are clear: Shia Iran’s Sunni ‘friends’ will not stand with them and, Iran or no Iran, there will be oil
- 28 September 2012
Iran's crazed gay bashers
Conspiracy is rife in certain sections of Iranian society when it comes to issues such as Israel, the US, and homosexuality. Sadly, mainstream media outlets also play their part
- 19 September 2012
Iran, nukes, and diplomatic fantasies
Our approach to stopping Iran's pursuit of nuclear weaponry is not working. To keep buying the line that it is, is to ignore a cascade of evidence to the contrary
- 30 August 2012
Desperation in Damascus, panic in Tehran
The more desperate the situation in Damascus, the more Tehran panics, distancing itself further away
- 23 August 2012
Is appeasement of Hezbollah now EU policy?
In rejecting Israel's request to blacklist Hezbollah as a terror group, the EU has missed a golden opportunity to strike at the heart of Iran's empire of terror
- 26 July 2012
According to the BBC, Israel has no capital city
Taxpayer's money once again funds the delegitimisation of Israel - this time via the Olympics
- 18 July 2012
How the P5+1 should approach Baghdad
As the P5+1 head to Baghdad to meet with Iran's leaders, they should be in no mood to accept anything less than a deal that would truly defuse the crisis
- 23 May 2012
Ah, to be gay in Iran
Tehran’s latest attacks on its gays remind the rest of us that our differences with the regime extend far beyond the nuclear issue
- 17 May 2012
Reading Bibi’s diary
A satirical take on what might be in Benjamin Netanyahu's diary this week, by Larry Haas
- 4 May 2012
New nuclear talks mark Iranian victory, Western retreat
New negotiations with Tehran and the happy talk around them are the latest example of hope over experience
- 20 April 2012
Hell hole in Cuba: Raul must free Alan Gross
Cuba’s leadership may have passed from Fidel Castro to brother Raul but the regime retains its half-century-old aversion to freedom, and its propensity for cruelty, says Larry Haas
- 5 April 2012
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